BENEFICE WEEKLY NEWS

Sunday 4th September - Trinity 12

Boys’ Brunch - Monday 5th September

You are invited to our Boys’ Brunch in The Ark at Shiplake Church on Monday 5th September from 10.30-12 noon. Join us for friendship and fellowship, bring a friend or come on your own. Let Paul Barrett know if you’d like to come, or just turn up!

Ride & Stride 2022 - 12th September

It is that time of year again! The Ride & Stride for the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust is on Saturday 10th September. Sarah will be cycling and Josie will be striding to raise money for our churches; both have sponsor forms, thank you for your generous sponsorship.

Our churches receive 50% of all sponsorship back straightaway; the rest supports church conservation projects via OHCT grants.

To sponsor Sarah online, click here to get to her fundraising page.

Eat together for Harvest - 18th September - lunch AND tea!

Save the date! We will be sharing both lunch and tea for Harvest this year. 

Although each of our three churches have their own service to celebrate Harvest on 18th September, All Saints Dunsden have kindly offered to host our Benefice Harvest Lunch. We will be serving a hot lunch, glass of wine (or alternative) and pudding for just £5 per head to cover costs. To book your place, please contact Yvonne Watson by email or phone 07984 770887.

Then 'Tea with God', our all-age informal service with tea (pizza, salad, fruit and cakes) is at Shiplake Church at 4pm. Open to everyone to share the wonderful gifts of God's creation. Join us there.

Farewell Service for Archdeacon Judy - 18th September

Archdeacon Judy has announced that she will be retiring as Archdeacon of Dorchester at the end of September. There will be a farewell service and tea at 5pm Sunday 18th September at Dorchester Abbey to thank Judy for her service. Places in the Abbey are limited: you can book to attend here, alternatively you can watch the service live or later on the diocesan website.

Harpsden Church Golf Day - 25th September

Come and play golf at one of the best local golf courses - Temple Golf Club - and raise money for St Margaret’s at the same time. Golf from 1pm, followed by a simple supper. Teams of 4, enter as a team or individually. The cost is £65.00 per person; non-playing guests are welcome to join us for supper.

Please contact Sue Wright for entry forms by email or on 0118 940 6220.

Jazz at Dunsden - Saturday 1st October

Join us for an evening of Jazz with The Art Themen Trio (Thane and the Villeins) on Saturday 1st October at 7pm. Tickets are £15 each, all profits will be donated to the Ukraine Appeal. To get your ticket, email Rosemary Jones.

‘Create for Christmas!’ Half term Activity Week - HELP needed

We are planning to run sessions each morning during half term for all ages (1-101) offering a variety of creative, musical and physical activities at Shiplake Church. We are seeking volunteers to offer a few hours of help, giving those attending the opportunity to make some really lovely presents and learn new craft skills, as well as experiencing dance, music, baking and more. No experience is necessary, leaders will run the sessions.

We are still putting the timetable together but if you can help, please contact Jo Taylor by email or on 07985 703126 so we know we have sufficient support for this to be viable. Volunteering times will be 9.30 - 12.30 as the sessions will run from 10 - noon Monday to Friday 24th - 28th October.

Many thanks. Jo, Wendy, Pam and Sarah

Choir Practice at Dunsden

Margaret and Adrian Fish have volunteered to lead a weekly, informal choir practice at Dunsden Church to encourage new voices and to learn some new music. If you like singing and are interested in joining in, just turn up at 11am on a Saturday at All Saints Church.

For more information, contact Margaret on 07824 177151 or by email.

Join us to ring

Our handchimes group is open for the students of Year 2 or above. The children will have the opportunity to learn simple tunes, increase their musical knowledge, learn how to work as a team but, most of all, have a lot of fun. 

We are holding a weekly rehearsal each Friday at 4:30-5:30, starting from 9 September 2022, in The Ark (behind Shiplake Church). There are a limited number of places available; to ensure a place, please email me your child’s name and year group, and your name and contact number.

Thank you. Helen Lam
imhelen@gmail.com

Parking at Harpsden Church

Our neighbours on both sides of Harpsden Church have politely asked again that we do not park on the roadside outside the church on either side please. We have very kindly been given use of the car park opposite, please do use it if you possibly can.

Many thanks for your co-operation.
Revd Sarah